16 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
About 16 Rooks Hill
16 Rooks Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6ET). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1050 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £604,000 sits 61.1% above the 2014 sale of £374,900. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (January 2014).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
16 Rooks Hill's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Rooks Hill has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Replace existing shed with a Summer house
- Reference
- 6/2021/0837/EMH
- Oct 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development of single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 6/2015/1729/LAWP
What's in 16 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Rooks Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£604,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£374,900
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 January 2014Most recent
£374,900
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6ET: £675,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in AL8 6ET
20 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
Sold Jul 2023
£680,00022 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
Sold Mar 2023
£680,00018 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
Sold Mar 2021
£675,00024 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
Sold Jun 2015
£450,00010 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
Sold Apr 2013
£390,000
Everything we know about 16 Rooks Hill, in one report
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Versus other Rooks Hill homes
On price per m², 16 Rooks Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,845
Street avg £5,172
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Longcroft Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Applecroft School. 21 schools nearby.
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